Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
232 FXUS65 KREV 220855 AFDREV Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Reno NV 155 AM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .SYNOPSIS... * A dry weather pattern with mainly light winds prevails through this week. * Temperatures will remain above seasonal averages through this week. * Increased southwest winds likely midweek with the best chances over northeast CA and northwest NV. && .DISCUSSION... Welcome to the first day of autumn! Unfortunately, the weather hasn`t picked up on the fact that it`s fall. While it`ll be dry and mostly sunny this week, temperatures will actually increase slightly Tuesday-Wednesday, with lower valleys pushing 90 degrees! It`s a less than 10% chance of reaching 90 as of right now, but the probability of Reno reaching 88 degrees on Tuesday is 70%. It`s not until this upcoming weekend that we`ll see temperatures start to slip back down to seasonal norms. The overall pattern this week will consist of a transient high pressure early in the week, then our region gets clipped by a shortwave trough Wednesday, and eventually into a zonal flow by Thursday. Aside from a 10% chance of isolated showers along the Sierra crest this afternoon in Mono county, this week will remain fairly dry. The system on Wednesday will be pretty weak and create some breezy conditions across northeast CA and northern Washoe county. These conditions could bring an increased risk of elevated fire weather conditions for those areas. -Justin && .AVIATION... Although it`s much drier than yesterday morning, there`s still a 10- 15% chance of patchy fog at KTRK this morning. Otherwise, light winds, mostly sunny skies, and VFR conditions will prevail through Tuesday. -Justin && .REV Watches/Warnings/Advisories... NV...None. CA...None. && $$